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A network of about a dozen employees is under investigation. Each could earn up to 500 euros per month in bribes from funeral homes.
The PJ carried out ten house searches and one at the morgue of the Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon. At issue are “strong suspicions” of the crime of undue receipt or offer of an advantage.
The Judiciary Police carried out 10 home searches and one at the morgue facilities of the Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon
Officers from Portugal’s Polícia Judiciária (PJ) criminal police carried out searches this Thursday at the morgue of Lisbon’s Santa Maria Hospital as part of a corruption investigation. According to the The post Police search morgue at Lisbon’s Santa Maria Hospital in corruption probe appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Funeral homes are paying morgue staff to prepare and expedite the collection of bodies.
The Judiciary Police (PJ) carried out searches this Thursday, March 12, at the Santa Maria Hospital morgue in Lisbon, due to strong suspicions of the crime of undue receipt or offer of advantage. In the 'Rigor Mortis' operation, the PJ's National Anti-Corruption Unit also conducted 10 home searches as part of an investigation triggered by reports that morgue staff were receiving monetary payments from various funeral homes to prepare bodies, allowing for faster collection. The PJ stated that relevant evidence was seized during the searches, which were overseen by a judge and a public prosecutor, and will now be analysed as part of an inquiry led by the Lisbon DIAP. Santa Maria Hospital informed DN that it does not comment on judicial investigations but remains available to cooperate with authorities.
The investigation originated from a report that morgue staff were receiving monetary kickbacks, paid by various funeral homes, to expedite the preparation of deceased persons' bodies.
The Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating allegations that staff at the Santa Maria Hospital morgue received cash payments in exchange for expediting the preparation of bodies.
The Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating Santa Maria Hospital morgue staff over suspicions of accepting money from funeral homes to expedite the release of bodies. The Judicial Police are conducting searches.
What was once a balcony without decorative elements now features different seating areas and many colourful touches, thanks to the initiative of a family who had a relative hospitalised there.
The Ministry of Health indicates that the management contract for the new PPP “will last for 30 years”, with three years corresponding to the construction phase and 27 years dedicated to conservation, maintenance, and operation.
A public–private partnership to construct the new hospital in the Algarve has been approved, while clinical services and management will continue to be run by the SNS (Portugal’s National Health Service).
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Following the initial inclusion of the equipment in this year's State Budget, the assembly of Torres Vedras unanimously calls for a “swift and definitive decision” regarding the new hospital.
